. >> still, sean connery. the classic. you can't beat sean. can't beat "world news now." stick with abc, we'll be back. >>> this morningn " to win the support of undecided >>> this morning on "world news now" -- the female factor. the candidates are pushing hard to win the support of undecided women. >> what the latest poll numbers show with a dozen days to go. it's thursday, october 25th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> good thursday morning, everyone. thanks for tuning in. i'm paula faris. >> and i'm rob nelson. in a moment, the latest of course from the campaign trail and the lightning rod comments about rape and abortion from a gop senate hopeful. stirred up a lot of reaction on the campaign trail yesterday. >>> also this half-hour -- deware of sandy. the hurricane could unleash an october surprise along the east coast. i'm the first one, i think, we mentioned to criticize the media for hyping weather. >> doomsday. >> getting a little bit overboard here. what it has done in jamaica, about to do in cuba is pretty tough. what it could mean for